diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecall.c b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
index 1d4c22a1c..1e9d9b048 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecall.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
@@ -2530,6 +2530,19 @@ void linphone_call_set_contact_op(LinphoneCall* call) {
 #else
 	LinphoneAddress *contact;
 #endif
+	LinphoneProxyConfig *cfg = NULL;
+
+	if (call->dest_proxy == NULL) {
+		/* Try to define the destination proxy if it has not already been done to have a correct contact field in the SIP messages */
+		linphone_core_get_default_proxy(call->core, &cfg);
+		call->dest_proxy = cfg;
+		call->dest_proxy = linphone_core_lookup_known_proxy(call->core, call->log->to, NULL);
+		if (cfg != call->dest_proxy && call->dest_proxy != NULL) {
+			ms_message("Overriding default proxy setting for this call:");
+			ms_message("The used identity will be %s", linphone_proxy_config_get_identity(call->dest_proxy));
+		}
+	}
+
 	contact=get_fixed_contact(call->core,call,call->dest_proxy);
 	if (contact){
 		sal_op_set_contact(call->op, contact);
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index c7743c0c7..27a6b8e10 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -3129,7 +3129,6 @@ int linphone_core_accept_call(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call){
 **/
 int linphone_core_accept_call_with_params(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call, const LinphoneCallParams *params)
 {
-	LinphoneProxyConfig *cfg=NULL;
 	SalOp *replaced;
 	SalMediaDescription *new_md;
 	bool_t was_ringing=FALSE;
@@ -3175,14 +3174,6 @@ int linphone_core_accept_call_with_params(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call,
 		call->ringing_beep=FALSE;
 	}
 
-	linphone_core_get_default_proxy(lc,&cfg);
-	call->dest_proxy=cfg;
-	call->dest_proxy=linphone_core_lookup_known_proxy(lc,call->log->to,NULL);
-
-	if (cfg!=call->dest_proxy && call->dest_proxy!=NULL) {
-		ms_message("Overriding default proxy setting for this call:");
-		ms_message("The used identity will be %s",linphone_proxy_config_get_identity(call->dest_proxy));
-	}
 	/*try to be best-effort in giving real local or routable contact address */
 	linphone_call_set_contact_op(call);
 	if (params){